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Old March 7th, 2007, 03:03 PM
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Default Re: Dell Cosiders offering Linux
They give something like a $80 discount if you get your system without any software.

IMO, it is not likely that they will actually preinstall Linux any time soon, as there are just too many varieties of Linux out there. Many of those customers would end up dissatisfied with whatever Dell chose, and format it anyways. I know I probably would. To be truly attractive, they would have to offer a variety of distributions, which would magnify support costs exponentially. They will probably simply continue selling OS-less PCs that have an eye towards Linux compatibility for the time being.
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